Dunmore pot

Dunmore pot

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Dunmore pot - 3" (76 mm) high, 4" (101 mm) diameter.

Peter Gardner represented the third generation of Gardners to pot at
Dunmore Moss on the estate of the Earl of Dunmore in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
He took over on his father's death in 1866 and transformed the country pottery
from a supplier of utility and domestic wares to a world famous source of
ornamental wares.

Gardner was a keen experimenter and his glazes were what led to the strong
and lasting appreciation of Dunmore Wares. Queen Victoria was a patron,
and in 1876 over a hundred pieces were bought by Glasgow Museums and Art
Gallery.

On Gardner's death in 1902 the pottery was bought by Robert Henderson,
who sold it, two years later, to an ex-employee of Dunmore Pottery, Thomas
Harrison. Harrison died in 1912, and his wife managed it for a further few
years. By 1917 the buildings had been sold, and they were never re-used
as a pottery.

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